Composite heel.



C. B. NIANSBACH.

COMPOSITE HEEL.

APPLICATION man Nov. 2o. |916.

wom l mma Mar. 27, 1917.

CONRAD B. MANSBACI-I, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO FRANK L. PRICE, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMPOSITE HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patrie/nidad MSM'. 27, 1191.7.

Appli-cation led. November 20, 1916. Serial No. 132,305.

` fication.

This invention is embodied in a composite heel comprising lift sectionsassembled to form a heel-shaped nail-receiving crib, portions of whichare formed entirely by said sections while other portions are separatedby crevices, and a filling occupying the space bounded by the crib andalso occupying said crevices, and adapted to harden from a plasticcondition, said filling being applied when plastic.

The object of the invention is to provide at a minimum expense a strongand durable heel adapted to be securely held by nails and utilizingwaste pieces of leather for the nail-receiving crib, and an inexpensivemixture or composition, which may include shredded or comminuted wasteleather, for the filling.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specificatiom-Figures l, 2 and 3 are perspective views illustrating successive stepsin building the heel.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the completed heel.

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the same.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 4.

Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 are perspective views of lift members employedin building the heel.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of thefigures.

My improved heel is built by assembling on a suitable bed, which ispreferably a complete lift 12, Fig. 8, and may constitute the top liftof the heel, a plurality of relatively elongated lift members, which, inthe preferred embodiment of the invention, include a plurality of sidemembers 13, Figs. 9 and 10, a plurality of breast members 14, Fig. 11,and a plurality of rear end members 15, said members being arranged toform a heelshaped crib. During the building operation, I apply a plasticfilling 16 which occupies and fills the space bounded by the crib. The

crib-forming members overlap and are in contact with each other at theirend portions so that the members 13 and 14 form solid crib portions P,Fig. 5, at the front corners ofthe heel, while the members 13 and 15form solid crib portions P near the rear end of the heel. By solidportions, I mean portionsmade up entirely of lift members, the factbeing that the lift members are separated from each other between thesolid portions by crevices which are also occupied and filled by theplastic filling, so that portions of the filling are visible on thesides, rear end, and breast of the heel.

The preferred procedure in building the heel is as follows:

The lift 12 is placed in a heel-shaped mold, two members 14 and 15 areplaced upon it, and arlayer of the filling material is spread upon thelift 12 as shown by Fig. 1. Two members 13 and another layer of fillingmaterial are. then applied, as shown by Figs. 2 and 3. The first step isthen repeated and so on until the heel is built to the desired height.

The filling 16 is preferably composed of a mixture of shredded leatherand a suitable binder, the mixture being adapted to harden by drying.During the building operation, the overlapping portions of the liftmembers are united by cement. The lift members are arranged to receivethe nails which attach the heel to a boot or shoe, so that the nails arenot liable to split or crack the filling material. V

The relatively narrow lift members may be made from waste pieces of soleleather, although other suitable material may be employed. The filling,while constituting a considerable portion of the bulk of the heel, isconfined and rotected by the crib formed by the lift mem ers.

It is obvious that the lift 12 may be omitted in building theheel, themembers 14 and 15 .and the layer of filling` material shown by Fig. 1being deposited directly on the bottom of the mold which constitutes theequivalent of the lift 12 as a bed.

I claim z- 1. A composite heel, comprising a heelshaped nail-receivingcrib composed of relatively narrow elongated lift members assembled toform solid crib portions and in, termediate crib portions containingcrevices, and a filling occupying the said crevices and i' the spacebounded by the'crib, and adapted to harden from a plastic condition,said filling being applied WlienY plastic.

A composite heel, comprising leather lift members assembled to form aheely shaped nail-receiving crib, the end portions of said members beingin overlapping contact and forming solid portions of the heel,

'While intermediate portions of the members Copies of this patent may beobtained for shaped nail-receiving crib composed of relatively narrowelongated lift members assembled to form solid crib portions andintermediate crib portions containing crevices, arfllling occupying thesaid crevices and the space bounded by the crib, and adapted to hardenfrom a plastic condition, said filling being applied when plastic, and acontinuous lift secured to one side of the heel and covering the portionof the filling which occupies the said space.

In testimony whereof I have aiixcd my signature.

CONRAD B. MANSBACl-l.

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